Oh beware the honey trap. Italian women are undoubtedly among the world’s most beautiful, but beneath that stylish, feminine allure, lies a dangerous and exotic animal, which can never be understood.The Italian woman is a seductress, she’ll dazzle you with her charms and then, when it’s too late, she’ll hit you with a whole world of darkness. Men all over the world fall for them, hook line and sinker, but that’s only the beginning, life with an Italian women is a challenging, complex and confounding experience, to say they are ‘high maintenance’ is an understatement. Oscar Wilde said “Women are not meant to be understood, they are meant to be loved,” and Italian women, all the more so. Here are ten reasons to hate Italian women.

Sister Cristina Scuccia’s rendition of Madonna’s 1984 hit receives singer’s blessing on Twitter and Instagram.Sister Cristina Scuccia’s rendition of Madonna’s 1984 hit receives singer’s blessing on Twitter and InstagramMadonna has given her social media blessing to a 26-year-old Italian nun’s cover of her 1984 hit “Like a Virgin.”On Twitter and Instagram, Madonna posted the message: “Like A Virgin? #bitinghard,” along with a photoshopped image featuring herself with the Italian nun, who has drawn criticism from Catholic bishops.In another post, Madonna commented “Sisters for Life!” along with the hashtag #touchedfortheveryfirsttime.

Gondoliers increasingly forced to remove iron ornament from stern to get their boats under bridges during high waters.Gliding through Venice, its brocaded velvet seats occupied by a sullen pair of tourists, the boat is almost everything a gondola should be: black, sleek and gleaming, with a genial man in stripes rowing it expertly to the canal-bank.Just one thing is missing from this quintessentially Venetian scene, and while it is passes unnoticed by most visitors it is an absence that aficionados see as a cruel blow to the city’s heritage.

The copycat city in north-eastern Liaoning province is just the latest example of China’s fondness for replicating Europe’s greatest architectural hits.Gondoliers in traditional Venetian costume offer Chinese residents in the port city of Dalian a taste of Venice – without the hassle of travelling to Italy

Mina Gregori, author of several books on the painter, says she is 100% sure she has found original Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy.One of Italy’s most eminent art historians has claimed to have solved a centuries-old mystery after identifying a previously unknown painting in a private collection as a “magnificent” Caravaggio masterpiece.Mina Gregori, 90, president of the Roberto Longhi foundation of art history studies in Florence and author of several books on the baroque painter, said she was 100% sure she had found the original Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy.“I have become a connoisseur,” she said. “And I know a Caravaggio when I see one.”

Supreme court reverses decision against fashion duo, who had been sentenced to imprisonment.The Italian supreme court on Friday overturned fraud convictions and 18-month jail terms against celebrated fashion duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, their company announced.“We have always been honest and we are extremely proud of this recognition by the Italian court of justice. Viva l’Italia,” the two fashion house chiefs said in a statement.“The Italian supreme court of justice found Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana not guilty of tax evasion,” a company press release said.